Dumbassery in the South

In a quest to prove that soon-to-be-ejected Mayor Greg Nickels is NOT the greatest municipal dumbass in the land (we're being charitable tonight), it appears, surprisingly enough that there are mayors yet more boneheaded.

Mayor Sallie Peake of Wellford, SC recently issued a no chase policy forbidding that fine boroughs police officers from chasing, on foot or otherwise, criminals. See her defend her policy here:




and then, after vast public ridicule, repeal same policy while trying to cloak herself in self-righteousness:



Yep...Nickels does have competition...